'"The Unknown Citizen,"' an exhibition of works by Los Angeles artist  Ðài Truong. On June 28, from 6-9 p.m., there will be an artist’s reception in conjunction with the gallery gala. Truong’s focus includes grappling with the issue of constraint and conflict in our daily life, both external and internal, spiritual and secular, personal and universal. The human form is the recurrent motif in his work and he is inspired by peeling plasters of dilapidated urban ghettos. He often uses washes of paint over human visages to create a self-obscuring, restraining effect. The exhibit is his tribute to W.H. Auden’s verses, written in 1939, yet relevant in today’s mechanized society. Terra Galleria Artworks, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave. T-1B, Santa Monica, Calif. For additional information: (310) 453-5104 or www.tgartworks.com

Features more than 140 of Southern California’s most accomplished artists. The works are for sale and are all original art. Media includes paintings, sculpture, pastels, drawings, photographs, ceramics, stained glass, handcrafted furniture and more. 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. daily; closed Aug. 23. Tickets: $7 adults, $4 seniors and students, free for 12 and under. All tickets are season passes, meaning visitors can go as many times as they want. 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Calif. Information: www.foapom.com or (949) 494-1145.

Ninety minutes of '"living pictures,"' or art re-creations of classical and contemporary works with people posing to look like their counterparts in the original pieces. Includes orchestra, original score and live narration. Theme: '"All the World’s a Stage."' 8:30 p.m. nightly. Tickets: Many seating areas already sold out; tickets remain for $20-$60. 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Calif. Information: www.foapom.com or (949) 494-1145. Tickets: (949) 497-6582.

Festival of Children celebrates its seventh anniversary, bringing together more than 60 children’s charities under one roof to showcase the work they’re doing in the community. Hundreds of cultural performances will take the stage to entertain and inspire children and their families. Weekends throughout September. South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, Calif. Information and schedule: www.festivalofchildren.org or (877) 492-5437.

Features the works of Quang-Tuân Luong, who has traveled throughout the U.S. for 15 years, documenting all 58 U.S. national parks with his 5x7 large-format camera. Doing so, he has kayaked through iceberg-laden waters, canoed down wild rivers, scuba-dived tropical seas, climbed to the summit of Mt. McKinley and trekked the trail-less terrain of the backcountry while lugging his 75-pound backpack of photo gear and camping equipment. Special artist’s reception on Sept. 6, 5-8 p.m. Regular gallery hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Terra Galleria Artworks at Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., T-1B, Santa Monica, Calif. Information: (310) 453-5104 or www.tgartworks.com

Chinatown will host the Southland’s oldest annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Acrobats, cultural performances, children’s activities and traditional food will be featured. Phoenix Bakery, Chinatown’s oldest bakery, will demonstrate how moon cakes are made mixing red bean, lotus seeds and egg yolks in this traditional treat; complimentary samples will be handed out later in the evening. The harvest moon will be easily viewed with on-site telescopes provided for the occasion. Festival accessed via Metro Gold Line rail from the Chinatown Station. 5-11 p.m. Free. Central Plaza, 943-951 N. Broadway, Los Angeles. For additional information: www.chinatownla.com or (213) 680-0243.

Wine and Food Pairings Fundraising Dinner hosted by wine aficionado Phi Anh to raise fund for ICAN projects. Phi Anh and his wine aficionado partners Richard H?, Th?o  Ðang and Thiên Bùi are planning to make available very exquisite and hard-to-find wine for this event, drawing from their cellars of more than 10,000 bottles. The wine will be paired with a lavish dinner menu. A perfect bottle of 2005 Bordeaux, rounds of golf at Stanford Golf Course and limited-availability wines are among the items available for auction. Music by vocalist Nguy?t Ánh, singer and keyboard artist Nh?t Trung and violinist Khác Quân. 5:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets: $100 per person. Dinner located in Milpitas, Calif. For reservations call (408) 509-1958 or http://community.icanucan.org/signup

A tribute to Charles M. Schulz, the creator of the comic strip Peanuts. Features examples of Peanuts strips, selected Peanuts collectibles and some of Schulz’s most memorable baseball-themed comic strips. Museum closed Mondays. Riverside Metropolitan Museum, 3580 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, Calif.

For additional information: www.riversideca.gov/museum or (951) 826-5273.